DETROIT (AP) – John Bonamego’s first season as Central Michigan’s coach was quite a success.
Especially considering what he had to deal with off the field.
Bonamego announced in June that he had cancer in his left tonsil, but he was able to keep coaching his team, and the Chippewas tied atop their division. They’ll play in the Quick Lane Bowl against Minnesota on Monday in Detroit.
It will be the third bowl in four seasons for Central Michigan, and a nice reward for a team and coach that faced some adversity.
“I’m very, very fortunate, number one, that we caught this really early in the process, and two, that this was a very highly treatable form of cancer,” Bonamego said. “Then thirdly, it has a very low incidence of returning.”